org.exolab.castor.util.dialog
Interface Dialog

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConsoleDialog

public interface Dialog

A simple utility class to handle user interaction.

Author:

Nathan Green, Keith Visco

Method Summary

boolean	confirm(String message) Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.
char	confirm(String message, String values) Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given message.
char	confirm(String message, String values, String help) Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.
void	notify(String message) Simply displays a message to the user, no input is returned from the user.

Method Detail

confirm

boolean confirm(String message)

Presents a confirmation prompt with the given message.

Parameters:

message - the confirmation prompt message to display

Returns:

true if the user has selected a positive confirmation, otherwise false

confirm

char confirm(String message,
             String values)

Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given message.

Parameters:

message - the confirmation prompt to display

values - a list of valid characters to accept

Returns:

whatever character the user presses

confirm

char confirm(String message,
             String values,
             String help)

Presents a confirmation prompt for values with the given messge.

Parameters:

message - the confirmation prompt to display

values - a list of valid characters to accept

help - a simple help message that can be associated with the message to give additional details about the prompt.

Returns:

whatever character the user presses

notify

void notify(String message)

Simply displays a message to the user, no input is returned from the user.

Parameters:

message - the message to display to the user